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close study of this subject, and his quick perception enabled 

 him to see where many evils resulting* from old methods of 

 making* and nailing- on the shoe could be remedied. He 

 was the first promment driver to appl^^ toe weights, whose 

 use has done much to correct imperfections in the g^ait of 

 the trotter and enabled Maud S. to attain to the unparallel- 

 ed speed of a mile in 2:08f. Other famous whips, such as 

 Hickok, of California ; Doble, of Chicago ; Murphy, of New 

 York; Goldsmith, of Orang-e County, and John Splan, of 

 everywhere, have followed in Mace's footsteps and included 

 shoeing in the curriculum of their professional course. 

 But with all the improvement, the vise-like character of 



Fig. 153— Moderu Model Shoe. 



the orthodox shoe remains, a sample of which is shown in 

 Fig. 152 and many a promising trotter has broken down 

 Avhen on the threshold of a brilliant career bv reason of 

 bis inabilitv to wear the iron band which has been consid- 

 ered indispensable to his education and development. 



Even those who have not given the subject any consider- 

 ation can see at a glance that the immovable piece of metal 

 on the horse's foot hinders the natural growth of the outer 

 shell or wall which covers and protects the delicate mechau- 



